The 2024 England Pilgrimage Information
Dates: March 3 - 10, 2024
Fellow Pilgrims,
See below a brief description of the pilgrimage, how to become travel-qualified, our Itinerary, costs, and a calendar for registration & Payments for the 2024 Pilgrimage to England.
See below a brief description of the pilgrimage, how to become travel-qualified, our Itinerary, costs, and a calendar for registration & Payments for the 2024 Pilgrimage to England.
Pilgrimage to England Decription
The 2024 pilgrimage to England offers us a chance to visit places associated with some of the most influential English-speaking Christians. Among them:
Julian of Norwich (1343-1416)
The author of the Cloud of Unknowing (late 1300s)
Walter Hilton (1340-1396)
Poet John Donne (1571-1631)
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)
Evelynn Underhill (1875-1941)
Poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889)
and others...
We will travel from London, to Norwich, to Cambridge, to Oxford, and back to London over 9 days. Along the way we will have opportunities to visit St. Paul's Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey in London and to have ample time in each to gently and patiently enter into prayer and exploration of those magnificent worship spaces. In Norwich we will visit St. Julians and also Norwich Cathedral — again in a contemplative pace allowing for time to pray and soak in the hallowed spaces. In Cambridge our focus will be on places connected with Walter Hilton. Then on to Oxford where we will focus on C. S. Lewis, and (hopefully) attend evensong at Magdalen college. After fully exploring Oxford, we will return to London for our concluding celebratory dinner the evening before departure home.
So often when we are reading the writings of spiritual greats we are having to do that with a translation into English. It is a great blessing and gift that we have within the English language, saint's of the church whose poetry, mystical visions, and practical advice about the spiritual life which we can study. It would be very hard to name a more influential apologist for Christian faith in the 20th century than C.S. Lewis. The poetry of Milton, Donne, Hopkins, and Eliot are each very deep in theological content too. Evelyn Underhill, Walter Hilton, and Julian all offer important glimpses into the contemplative / mystical side of spiritual formation.
Julian of Norwich (1343-1416)
The author of the Cloud of Unknowing (late 1300s)
Walter Hilton (1340-1396)
Poet John Donne (1571-1631)
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)
Evelynn Underhill (1875-1941)
Poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889)
and others...
We will travel from London, to Norwich, to Cambridge, to Oxford, and back to London over 9 days. Along the way we will have opportunities to visit St. Paul's Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey in London and to have ample time in each to gently and patiently enter into prayer and exploration of those magnificent worship spaces. In Norwich we will visit St. Julians and also Norwich Cathedral — again in a contemplative pace allowing for time to pray and soak in the hallowed spaces. In Cambridge our focus will be on places connected with Walter Hilton. Then on to Oxford where we will focus on C. S. Lewis, and (hopefully) attend evensong at Magdalen college. After fully exploring Oxford, we will return to London for our concluding celebratory dinner the evening before departure home.
So often when we are reading the writings of spiritual greats we are having to do that with a translation into English. It is a great blessing and gift that we have within the English language, saint's of the church whose poetry, mystical visions, and practical advice about the spiritual life which we can study. It would be very hard to name a more influential apologist for Christian faith in the 20th century than C.S. Lewis. The poetry of Milton, Donne, Hopkins, and Eliot are each very deep in theological content too. Evelyn Underhill, Walter Hilton, and Julian all offer important glimpses into the contemplative / mystical side of spiritual formation.
How to become travel qualified
This pilgrimage is page of the adult faith-formation ministry The Pilgrimage and we require several steps to be taken before someone goes on travel pilgrimage. The minimum qualifications are set out below:
Full Completion of at least TWO courses in The Pilgrimage. You must faithfully attend no fewer than two courses in this ministry and complete the requirements of reading a book for each, writing a brief report on that book, and then engaging in the 30-days of praxis which follow the course sessions. There will be enough courses offered between now and departure for you to complete this requirement - but you will need to show discipline if you have not already met this requirement.
Completion of the England Pilgrimage Course which will be offered in early 2024 and which will introduce you to the writings and places we will visit.
Faithful membership in a Compass Group this ministry has small groups which meet monthly and your faithful participation in a Compass Group is essential to your growth in discipleship. If you are not currently in a Compass Group and want to be in one contact pastor Paul or any Guide in your local congregation (if you have them) and we will help get you connected with a Compass Group.
Full Completion of at least TWO courses in The Pilgrimage. You must faithfully attend no fewer than two courses in this ministry and complete the requirements of reading a book for each, writing a brief report on that book, and then engaging in the 30-days of praxis which follow the course sessions. There will be enough courses offered between now and departure for you to complete this requirement - but you will need to show discipline if you have not already met this requirement.
Completion of the England Pilgrimage Course which will be offered in early 2024 and which will introduce you to the writings and places we will visit.
Faithful membership in a Compass Group this ministry has small groups which meet monthly and your faithful participation in a Compass Group is essential to your growth in discipleship. If you are not currently in a Compass Group and want to be in one contact pastor Paul or any Guide in your local congregation (if you have them) and we will help get you connected with a Compass Group.
Itinerary in Brief
Costs
Payment Schedule
Note Well — As soon as you know you desire to go please go ahead and register with the link button below and make your deposit payment. Your money will not be at risk. Once we book the trip on July 16 then the Cancellation policy goes into effect. If we determine that there are not a minimum of 18 to make the trip viable we will reimburse your deposits in full.
